Friday, April 18, 2014

Karaffa: Augusta County's Mill Place Commerce Park in Verona

By David Karaffa
Supervisor, Beverley Manor District, Augusta County

The Mill Place Commerce Park in Verona, is Augusta County’s
industrial park and is in the Beverley Manor District. One of my
campaign promises when running for the Board of Supervisors was to work
toward filling Mill Place with new business. Since taking office, the
park has seen a lot of activity and growth.

In March of 2013, Shamrock Farms out of Phoenix, AZ, decided to
invest $50 million in a state of the art dairy. Once completed it will
employ 60 people in a 130,000-square foot facility. It was a year-long process
for Augusta County as we competed against locations up and down the
eastern seaboard of the United States. Shamrock complements the valley
with our culture and sense of community along with utilizing local
materials and local source milk.

In June of 2013, Dascom Printing announced their purchase and
investment in Mill Place. Their 23,000-square foot facility will add another
15-20 jobs in the printing industry with excitement about expanding into
other technologies.

In 2014, private investment started moving dirt for more office
space in Mill Place because the first building was filled. I am excited
to see both small and large business coming together in the park.

Lastly, a yet-to-be-named business is poised for their announced coming to Mill Place and we will be happy to announce who they are once
everything has been settled.

In all, Mill Place Commerce Park is on the move and doesn’t look to be
slowing down. Augusta County and the Board of Supervisors are always
introducing and touring the park with visitors and look forward to
continued success.

You can learn more about Mill Place by clicking here or about Augusta County Economic Development Office by clicking here.
-----David Karaffa, 30, represents the Beverley Manor District of Augusta
County on the Board of Supervisors. A registered nurse, he is the
Director of Nursing at Stuarts Draft Christian Home. He and his wife,
Katie, have three daughters. Supervisor Karaffa can be reached at
DavidKaraffa@comcast.net or by contacting the government center in
Verona at (540) 245-5600.